OBITUARIES

Jan 4, 2020

Theo Burns of Columbus, Mississippi June 5, 1928 - January 4, 2020

MARY THEO BURNS

Mary Theo Wright Burns, age 91, died Saturday, January 04, 2020, in her home in Columbus, Mississippi. Graveside services will be held on Friday, January 17, at 2:00 PM at Friendship Cemetery. As per her requests, The Reverend Gene Bramlett of Covenant...

Jan 3, 2020

ROLAND PERKINS – Charles “Roland” Perkins, age 84, of Columbus, MS, passed away January 3, 2020, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS.  Funeral services will be Monday, January 6, 2020, at 11:00 AM at First Baptist Church with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating.  A graveside committal will be at 3:00 PM at College Hill Presbyterian Church Cemetery in...

Jan 3, 2020

MARTHA TOUPOUS – Martha Lee Garner Toupous, age 85, of Caledonia, MS, passed away January 3, 2020, at Baptist Memorial Hospital.  Funeral services will be Tuesday, January 7, 2020, at 10:00 AM at Memorial Gunter Peel Chapel 903 College St. location with Pastor Steve Lampkin officiating.  The interment will immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery.  Visitation will be Monday, January...

Jan 2, 2020

Doris Lawrence Dailey of Columbus, Mississippi March 5, 1931 - January 2, 2020

Mrs. Doris Lawrence Dailey, 88, of Columbus, died peacefully in her sleep Thursday, January 2, 2020 at Trinity Healthcare. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory, 2 nd Avenue North location. A memorial service, with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating, will...

Dec 31, 2019

ELIZABETH PROFFITT

Elizabeth Banks Proffitt age 80, died Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at her residence in Columbus. Memorial services will be held Saturday January 4, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Pauls’s Episcopal Church with Rev. Jason Shelby officiating; inurnment will follow at the church columbarium. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the...

Dec 30, 2019

Marya Rozowicz Ezelle passed away peacefully at home in Columbus, Mississippi on December 30, 2019.

Mrs. Ezelle was born September 26, 1945 in Guntersville, Alabama to Mr. and Mrs. Leopold Michael Rozowicz.  She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Mr. Roy Robert Ezelle and mother, Mrs. Lena Hodges Rozowicz.  Marya was the adored niece of...

Dec 28, 2019

Janice D. Cade of Brooksville, Mississippi March 18, 1947 - December 28, 2019

Janice Dean Cade, 72, of Brooksville, Mississippi, passed away December 28, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus with her family by her side.

She was born to the late Lavell and Hilda Slade, March 18, 1947, in Lamar County. Janice graduated from Purvis...

Dec 28, 2019

John Robert Ford of Columbus, Mississippi February 5, 1960 - December 28, 2019

JOHN R. FORD

John Robert Ford age 59, died Saturday December 28, 2019 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory 2 nd Ave N.

Dec 26, 2019

Donald Wayne Pickens, Jr. age 44, died Thursday, December 26, 2019 at his residence in Columbus MS. Services will be held Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Gunter Peel 2nd Ave N. Chapel with Pastor Kenny Gardner officiating, burial will follow at Chapel Hill Cemetery, near Kennedy AL. Visitation will be held Tuesday December 31, 2019...

Dec 25, 2019

JEAN JAMES

Jean Brown James, age 90, of Columbus, MS, passed away December 25, 2019, at her residence. Funeral services will be Saturday, December 28, 2019, at 11:00 AM at Fairview Baptist Church with Jeff James officiating and Rev. Sammy Crawford and Breck Ladd assisting. A family interment will immediately follow at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. ...

Dec 24, 2019

Judy Pennington Studdard of Caledonia, Mississippi November 22, 1941 - December 24, 2019

Judy Pennington Geer Studdard, age 78, of Caledonia, died December 24, 2019 at Baptist Memorial Hospital – Golden Triangle. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory, 2nd Avenue North location. Visitation will be Sunday, December 29, 2019 from 4:00 PM...

Dec 22, 2019

CHARLES CHUNN

Charles Dalton “Sam” Chunn  age 77, died Sunday, December 22, 2019 at his residence in Columbus. Services will be held Friday, December 27, 2019 at 2:00 PM at the 716 2 nd Ave North Chapel of Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home with Allen Jones and Clyde Hollis officiating, burial will follow at Memorial...

Dec 21, 2019

Betty Jane Langford of Mayhew, Mississippi November 14, 1927 - December 21, 2019

Betty Jane McCord Langford, 92, of Mayhew, died Saturday, December 21, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital - Golden Triangle. Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory, 2 nd Avenue North location, has been entrusted with her arrangements. A memorial service will be held Thursday, December 26,...

Dec 21, 2019

Vernon B. Hemby of Columbus, Mississippi November 21, 1929 - December 21, 2019

Vernon B. Hemby, age 90, of Columbus, MS, passed away December 21, 2019, at the Mississippi State Veterans Home in Kosciusko, MS.  Graveside services will be Friday, December 27, 2019, at 11:00 AM at Memorial Gardens of Columbus with full military honors.  Visitation will be Thursday,...

Dec 19, 2019

Sarah Elizabeth Burns Adkins, age 81, of Columbus, MS, passed away December 19, 2019, at her residence. Funeral services will be Monday, December 23, 2019, at 1:00 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel Chapel, 716 2nd Ave. North location, with Robin Elmore officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Springhill Baptist Church Cemetery near Millport, AL. Visitation will be from...

Dec 18, 2019

FLOYE WILLIAMS

Floye Jean Fowler Williams, age 68, of Columbus, MS, passed away December 18, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital.  Funeral services will be Saturday, December 21, 2019, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel Chapel 716 2 nd Ave. North location with Rev. Chris Rutledge officiating.  The interment will immediately follow at...

Dec 15, 2019

Helen Perry Hardy of Columbus, Mississippi February 27, 1925 - December 15, 2019

Helen Perry Hardy, age 94, of Columbus, MS passed away December 15, 2019 at her residence after a brief illness. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at 10:00 AM at Friendship Cemetery with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating. Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home...

Dec 15, 2019

GLENN RICKMAN

Glenn Everett Rickman age 63, died Sunday, December 15, 2019 at University of Alabama Birmingham Medical Center. Services will be held Thursday, December 19, 2019 at 2:00 PM at the 903 College Street Chapel of Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home with Rev. Mike Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Furnace Hill Cemetery, Vernon,...

Dec 12, 2019

Pat Robertson of Columbus, Mississippi April 17, 1941 - December 12, 2019

PAT ROBERTSON

Paul Armstrong “Pat” Robertson, age 78 died Thursday December 12, 2019 at his residence in Columbus. A memorial service will be held Friday December 20, 2019 at 2:00 P.M. at Stateline Baptist Church. Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory 2...

Dec 7, 2019

Susan Lough Grant Smith died peacefully in her home on December 7, 2019. She was 86. She was born on September 9, 1933 in Emmet, AR to Susie Claire Synder Lough and Johnny Gilbert Lough, the seventh of eight children.

Susan retired from Weyerhaeuser in 1999 after almost 20 years of faithful employment.  She was a long...